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enhttp://ktep.org/feeds/33133/rss.xmlMedical Debt Rains Pain On Families, Even In the Sunshine Statehttp://ktep.org/post/medical-debt-rains-pain-families-even-sunshine-state
At 85 years old, Alpha Edwards did not expect to be out of savings or to have $3,000 of credit card debt.<p>"I don't do anything that costs money," Edwards says. "I can't."<p>The problem started four years ago, when Edwards moved to Miami Springs, Fla., with her little brown dog<em>.</em> Her husband had recently died, and Edwards wanted to be closer to her daughter.<p>Edwards regularly sees doctors for her chronic lung disease and her pacemaker.Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:21:00 +0000Sammy Mack81971 at http://ktep.orgMedical Debt Rains Pain On Families, Even In the Sunshine StateMiami Children's Hospital Sheds Light On Upfront Costshttp://ktep.org/post/miami-childrens-hospital-sheds-light-upfront-costs
Every hospital has a price list but it is hard for the average consumer to figure out what a hospital really charges for care. Traditionally, the price on that list is nowhere near what it actually expects you or an insurance company to pay.Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:19:00 +0000Sammy Mack33134 at http://ktep.org